Roberto Occhipinti | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 25, 1955
Genres | Jazz, classical |
Instruments | Bass |
Education | University of Toronto |
Relatives | Michael Occhipinti (brother) |
Roberto Occhipinti (born March 25, 1955) is a Canadian jazz bassist and composer. [1] He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 2006 for his album Yemaya [2] and at the Juno Awards of 2009 for A Bend in the River. [3]
Occhipinti was born and raised in Toronto. He studied music at the University of Toronto, where he was mentored by Joel Quarrington and Dave Young. [4]
Occhipinti is a frequent collaborator with his younger brother Michael Occhipinti, in the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra and Creation Dream. [5] Their cousin David Occhipinti is also a Juno-nominated jazz musician. [1]
One of relatively few Canadian musicians who have had notable success in both jazz and classical music, he has also frequently performed as a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company. [6]